Senior Social Worker
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
Full Time - 37.5 Hours Per Week
An opportunity has arisen in this new and exciting team for Senior Social Worker. The successful applicants will work within the team to provide therapeutic interventions with an emphasis on recovery underpinned by appropriate risk management. The work will involve playing an active part in a multi-disciplinary team partnering with other statutory and third sector organisations.
Experience of working with complex mental health needs and of working in secure settings and/or the community would be desirable but enthusiasm for working with this client group is essential.
The social worker post will sit within the senior leadership structure. The post-holder will be actively involved in all service pathways and support the clinical leadership of the service.
The post holder will also be responsible for a clinical caseload that includes risk assessment, intervention and consultation to patients and services supporting the patient. The successful candidate will receive training in specialist forensic risk assessment and formulation to hone their skills.
Working pattern will be Monday to Friday 9am 5pm but some flexibility to meet the needs of this 8-8 service is required.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
The West Yorkshire Provider Collaborate for Adult Secure is with its partners across West Yorkshire to improve pathways for forensic service users and support care closer to home. The development of the specialist forensic community team has therefore been developed to support a reduction in length of stay and enhancement of support within the community.
The team focus is on supporting service users with complex needs who may have traditionally been described as hard to engage develop the skills to engage in a range of individual and group community-based treatment activities. It includes service users with a range of complex presentations and will include working with statutory and third sector providers to develop innovative packages of care in the community as an alternative to in-patient care.
The service is committed to supporting excellence through continuing professional development and will work to develop competencies in line with need. Applicants are required to have a current driving license for this post and will work in an agile manner across the locality, utilizing a number of Trust bases. This posts will be considered for secondment / job share/ part-time hours from across the provider collaborative.
If you would like to discuss these posts or organise an informal visit, please contact Laura Gow on Laura.Gow@swyt.nhs.uk or Jo Barber Joanne.Barber@swyt.nhs.uk.
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Date posted
10 November 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9378-F0553B
Job locations
Newton Lodge Fieldhead Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Newton Lodge Fieldhead Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
Employer's website
https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)








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